Daily+Agendas+-+November+2012

=Daily Agendas -- November 2012=

[ 11.30.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Song reflection" -- Read through your song lyrics. After doing so, explain in your interactive notebook the emotions you experienced as you read. What does this song make you feel, and why does it make you feel that way?
 * Begin dramatic song readings
 * Identify emotion words -- underline/circle/highlight
 * Share songs with partners and give feedback
 * Homework:
 * Work on memorizing the next fifth of your poem
 * Practice reciting (even if you need your paper) -- find an audience
 * Put your song lyrics in a Google Document, then put explanatory comments on the emotion words you identified during class

[ 11.29.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Favorite/least favorite songs" -- List three of your favorite songs (not necessarily your top three, just three you like) and three of your least favorite (again, not necessarily your three most hated, just three you dislike). Pick one of each and explain why you like/dislike those songs.
 * Discuss changes to Poetry Out Loud
 * Continue POL practice -- memorization coaching and new perspectives
 * Examples of emotion in poetry (Taylor Mali and Mr. Smith)
 * Homework:
 * Continue practicing/memorizing poems (1/5 of your poem per day) -- classroom competition will take place in one week (December 6)
 * Find a contemporary poetry example of your own

[ 11.28.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Your poem's emotion" -- What would you say is/are the dominant emotion(s) in your poem? Explain your choice.
 * Continue practicing POL recitations
 * Homework: continue practicing/memorizing poems. Competition is postponed for now.

[ 11.27.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Recitation plus/delta" -- Complete a plus/delta for your recitation. What do you think you're doing well? What could you improve on? Keep in mind the categories of the POL rubric: physical presence, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, level of difficulty, evidence of understanding, and overall performance.
 * Review POL classroom competition procedure
 * View, score, and discuss example recitations
 * Practice POL recitations
 * Homework: practice your recitation

[ 11.26.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Thanksgiving break poem" -- Write a brief poem about what you did over Thanksgiving break. Your poem may rhyme, but doesn't have to. Focus on providing as much clear, concrete imagery -- i.e. sensory detail -- as possible.
 * Share Golden Shovel poems
 * Give the title and author of your original poem, along with the line(s) you chose to use as the basis for your own poem.
 * Read the original poem you wrote.
 * Listen to feedback on your poem from your teammates.
 * Practice POL recitations
 * Homework: continue preparing for POL classroom competition on Wednesday

[ 11.20.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Golden Shovel" -- Read each poem listed below, then write your thoughts/reactions to each one. (Keep in mind that it can be valuable to read a poem multiple times.)
 * "The Golden Shovel" by Terrance Hayes
 * "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks
 * Begin working on Golden Shovel poems
 * Discuss National Day of Listening extra credit opportunity -- When you submit your story, be sure to tag it with your first name and "CEC" so Mr. Smith can locate it later.
 * Homework:
 * Finish your Golden Shovel (due Monday)
 * National Day of Listening extra credit due Monday

[ 11.19.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: review your lit term flash cards before the quiz
 * QUIZ: Lit Terms List 01 definitions (on Thinkgate-- remember to use Internet Explorer)
 * RWWS 3: 710503641
 * RWWS 4: 710553641
 * View and discuss "How and Why We Read"
 * Homework: continue memorizing/practicing poems

[ 11.16.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Most interesting line" -- What do you think is the most captivating, unique, or otherwise interesting line of your poem? (This does not necessarily have to be the most important line or one you understand the best -- just one that speaks to you for any reason.) Explain why you selected this line.
 * Poetry personal connection freewrite
 * Create a new Google Doc titled "Poetry personal connection freewrite"
 * Consider what part(s) of your poem -- big or small -- you have a personal connection to. Think about times in your own life when you experienced emotions similar to those found in the poem, and write about those experiences.
 * Be ready to share with the class.
 * Homework:
 * Continue practicing/memorizing poems
 * Lit Terms definitions quiz on Monday

[ 11.15.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: review your lit term flash cards
 * Finish practice recitations
 * Mini-lesson: BLUFF rules
 * Play BLUFF
 * Homework:
 * Continue practicing/memorizing poems
 * Lit Terms definitions quiz on Monday

[ 11.14.2012 ]

 * Warm-up:
 * Share your tone map Google Doc with each of your team members so they will be able to view and comment on it as you share
 * Review your tone map and poem; be ready to recite your poem for your group in a meaningful, emotive way.
 * Share poems in groups, then with class
 * Team member recites poem while others view Google Doc
 * Non-reciters insert comments with their feedback in the Google Doc, then share this feedback with the reciter
 * Repeat process for next team member
 * Once all team members have recited, choose one representative to recite for the class
 * Homework:
 * Continue practicing/memorizing your poem
 * Study lit terms flash cards -- definitions quiz on Monday

[ 11.13.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Tone" -- What emotions are present in your poem? How do you know? Explain in detail.
 * Discuss and begin working on tone mapassignment -- the template has been shared with you on Google Drive
 * From your Google Drive, go to "RWWS Student Documents" > "Poetry Out Loud" > "Tone Map"
 * Within the Tone Map document, go to "File" > "Make a Copy..." then click OK
 * Go to your "My Drive" folder and locate the copied document
 * Move the copied Tone Map document to your shared RWWS folder
 * Complete the tone map as discussed in class (and in the online directions)
 * Homework:
 * Finish your tone map -- complete it on Google Drive, then share with your group members
 * Be ready to recite your poem tomorrow (not from memory)
 * Quiz on lit terms definitions next Monday
 * Students who have job shadowed need to have an MLA-formatted thank you letter submitted in hard copy (i.e. printed) form by Friday. Consult these resources for tips and examples:
 * http://www.gettysburg.edu/dotAsset/111995.pdf
 * http://www.northeastern.edu/law/pdfs/career-services/sample-thankyou.pdf

[ 11.09.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: No warm-up today. Be seated and ready to begin class.
 * Presentation modeling and critique
 * Homework: continue working on poem memorization

[ 11.08.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Poem Thoughts" -- Now that you've completed an initial analysis of your poem, what are your thoughts about it? Have your ideas about the poem changed since you first picked it out? If so, how?
 * Mini-lesson: Literary Terms List 01 (continued)
 * Share poetry analysis results
 * State your poem's title and author
 * Read it aloud to your group
 * Explain your analysis -- walk your group through your thought process as you completed the steps and explain what you noticed/what new understanding you gained
 * Offer any questions you still have about the poem
 * Homework: Work on memorizing your poem -- use the tips from Mensa for Kids to help you if necessary

[ 11.07.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Literary Terms" -- Define as many of the following terms as you can. If you're not sure or have no idea, take your best guess. "I don't know" is not an acceptable answer.
 * Simile
 * Metaphor/extended metaphor
 * Symbolism
 * Irony (name the three different types, if you can)
 * Point of view
 * Repetition
 * Alliteration
 * Imagery
 * Refrain
 * Onomatopoeia
 * Allusion
 * Pun
 * Mini-lesson: Literary Terms List 01
 * PWT for poetry analysis
 * Homework: poetry analysis due tomorrow

[ 11.06.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: Be ready to begin presentations when class starts.
 * Poetry Out Loud rubric jigsaw presentations
 * Continue analyzing poems
 * Homework: poem analysis due Thursday

[ 11.05.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Work plans" -- What does your team need to accomplish today (both in class and tonight at home) in order to be ready to present tomorrow? Make a detailed list of specific tasks so that you have a clear plan for your work.
 * PWT for Poetry Out Loud rubric jigsaw
 * Begin analyzing poems using the 11 steps (found on the Poetry Out Loudpage)
 * Locate the "11 Steps" Poetry Analysis form shared with you in Google Docs
 * Go to "File" > "Make a copy..."
 * Place your copy of the document in your RWWS folder
 * Complete the analysis step by step
 * Homework:
 * Poetry Out Loud rubric jigsaw presentations tomorrow
 * //Ishmael// Paideia discussion reflections due tomorrow -- Write a 1.5 - 2 page reflection (typed using proper MLA formatting) explaining your thoughts about and reactions to last Thursday's discussion. This assignment is worth 100 points and is due on ** Tuesday, November 6 ** . Submit your completed reflection by placing it in the RWWS folder of your Google Drive. Questions you may want to consider include (but are not limited to):
 * What new understanding of //Ishmael// do you now have?
 * What questions were answered?
 * What new questions emerged?
 * What points would you like to make that you weren't able to during the discussion?
 * Poetry analysis due Thursday

[ 11.02.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: Open/get out any materials you have for the Poetry Out Loud rubric jigsaw.
 * Work time for Poetry Out Loud rubric jigsaw
 * Homework:
 * Poetry Out Loud rubric jigsaw presentations on Tuesday
 * //Ishmael// Paideia discussion reflection due Tuesday (see description below)

[ 11.01.2012 ]

 * Warm-up:
 * Sign on to Collaborize Classroom and open the "Ishmael key quotes" forum.
 * "//Ishmael// need-to-knows" -- Look at the master list of need-to-knows on the Ishmael page. Choose any three and respond to them in detail using 5-7 sentences each. You will have ample time to do so prior to the beginning of our discussion.
 * //Ishmael// Paideia discussion -- Take notes as we discuss; you'll need this information for your homework (see below).
 * Homework: Paideia discussion reflection -- Write a 1.5 - 2 page reflection (typed using proper MLA formatting) explaining your thoughts about and reactions to today's discussion. This assignment is worth 100 points and is due on **Tuesday, November 6**. Submit your completed reflection by placing it in the RWWS folder of your Google Drive. Questions you may want to consider include (but are not limited to):
 * What new understanding of //Ishmael// do you now have?
 * What questions were answered?
 * What new questions emerged?
 * What points would you like to make that you weren't able to during the discussion?